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Sadao and I are very happy to be able to share our Shirakaba experience with you here on our quiet 21 acres overlooking the Berkshires valley.

In order to make your stay the best we can, we have some more details to share with you, as well as a short questionnaire. Thank you for getting these details back to us! We look forward to seeing you!

First thing’s first:

**Do you text? What is your cell phone number? Louise’s is 413-822-9399 It will be a great way to communicate with each other without needing to intrude!

If you need anything during your stay, text me and we will do our best to have it outside your door soon thereafter!

Check In/Check Out

Just as a reminder, Check In is 3pm. We will be bustling about getting everything perfect for your arrival, which is why we can’t set the time to be any earlier than 3pm.

We also have a $10 pickup/drop off service to and from the Amtrak station and Peter Pan bus, both in Pittsfield. Just let us know prior to your arrival date which city you’ll be arriving from and what time you’ll get in to Pittsfield, and we will schedule to pick you up.

Food:

GOODIES

Louise bake goodies for each guest!

She can make cookies or brownies and can add in as many of these ingredients as you would like, listed below, in them.

She also makes Snickerdoodles and her own Gluten-free, low-fat, low-cholesterol, chewy oatmeal cookies with whatever you would
like from the list below added in.

These are a guest favorite whether they are on restricted diets or not!

oatmeal

peanut butter

raisins dark and/or golden, please specify

white chocolate chips

regular semi-sweet chocolate chips

dark chocolate chips

milk chocolate chips

almonds

walnuts

pecans

peanuts

craisins regular or low sugar

coconut sweetened or unsweetened

So if you choose your favorite ingredients for baked goodies, Louise will get to work!

We also make our own ice cream! Here are some we usually have on hand:

green tea

ginger

black sesame

chocolate

and at least 1 fruit sorbet

We have our own ice cream maker and Louise is up to any creative challenge you want to place in front of her!

BREAKFAST

Everyone gets a daily choice of Sadao’s Japanese or made-to-order Western breakfast.

We usually have orange juice available (with and without pulp), apple juice, grape juice and grapefruit juice. If you prefer something else, let us know below and we’ll try to oblige!

We always have half-and-half, but will gladly get any % milk anyone would like us to have. We also make our own soy milk, just let us know if you would like some so we can make it before you arrive.

Everyone gets a fruit salad , choice of yogurt and Louise’s special walnut sticky buns (can be made without nuts and/or cinnamon).

We offer Chobani, Yoplait and Dannon yogurts. Please choose the brand and flavor(s) below if you will be having yogurt.

We will ask you to fill out a breakfast menu each evening before you go to bed.

DINNER EVENT

Please give us 48 hours notice if you would like us to serve you our optional 6 course Japanese dinner. It takes between 2-3 hours to be served and we recommended eating an early lunch is as we serve ample portions 🙂

Don’t forget, the dinners are not included in the room rate and are:

$130 per person for all the entrees except sushi,

$150 per person for all the entrees plus the sushi entree – including a “How to Roll Sushi” class with Sadao.

You will also need to choose your main dish ahead of time so that we can have everything ready for your special dinner.

The Sushi, fried rice or sukiyaki entrees need to be for your entire party, or

Each of you are welcome to choose between chicken teriyaki, salmon teriyaki or salmon with ginger and soy.

You can reference the list mentioned above, or anything else you prefer and we will do our best to have it here for you! If you would prefer nothing in your mini-fridge, also mention that here.

Would You Like Freshly Baked Goodies While Here?

Let us know what kinds of yummy things you like in your baked goods and let us surprise you!

Select All

Oatmeal

Peanut butter

Dark raisins

Golden raisins

White chocolate chips

Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Dark chocolate chips

Milk chocolate chips

Almonds

Walnuts

Pecans

Peanuts

Sweetened coconut

Unsweetened coconut

Craisins

Low-sugar craisins

Other

And Since We're Asking, What Kind Of Baked Goods Would You Like?

Select All

Cookies

Brownies

Snickerdoodles

Cake

Anything!

Low-Fat

Low-Carb

No Gluten

Vegan

Did We Forget Anything?

Go ahead and leave anything else here you think we should know before your visit! And if you need to discuss anything, of course email or call us and let's work it out! We'll probably communicate more before you arrive, so talk to you soon!

Berkshires Shirakaba Guest House

20 Mallery RdNew Ashford, MA 01237
(413) 458-1800

Our Location:

Lat: 42.596626 Long: -73.247037

Our 5-Star Ratings:

Berkshires Shirakaba Guest House User rating of 5 out of 5Based on 166 reviews!